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Plasmatic Oxidative and Metabonomic Profile of Patients with Different Degrees ...
Silva-Vaz, Pedro; Jarak, Ivana; Rato, Luis; Oliveira, Pedro F.; Morgado-Nunes, Sara; Paulino, Aida; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Botelho, FilomenaAcute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory process of the pancreas with variable involvement of the pancreatic and peripancreatic tissues and remote organ systems. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the inflammatory biomarkers, oxidative stress (OS), and plasma metabolome of patients with different degrees of biliary AP severity to improve its prognosis. Twenty-nine patients with biliary AP and 11 heal...
Bezoar: patologia centenária com nova composição
Vieira, Ana; Paulino, Aida; Silveira, Luis; Cordeiro, Sara; Loureiro, ArmandinaO bezoar é uma coleção de material exógeno não digerido que se acumula no tubo digestivo. As fibras vegetais (fitobezoar) são o material que, mais frequentemente, o constituem, sendo o plasticobezoar uma entidade pouco relatada, com apenas quatro casos descritos. A sua localização mais frequente é no estômago. Com a possibilidade, cada vez mais facilitada, de efetuar exames complementares a sua deteção com trat...
Venous thromboembolism risk factors and practices of prophylaxis: ENDORSE study...
França, Ana; Reis, Abílio; Paulino, Aida; Lohman, Corina; Cartucho, Daniel; Campello, Glória; Morais, Luísa; Moreira, Pedro; Abreu, Rui; Abreu, TiagoVenous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment is a cornerstone for the achievement of best practices and outcomes. Epidemiologic data and practices related to venous thromboprophylaxis as considered by the global ENDORSE study, (Epidemiologic International Day for the Evaluation of Patients at Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in the Acute Hospital Care Setting), enrolled 68,183 patients from 32 countries, in whic...
Venous Thromboembolism Risk and Prophylaxis in surgical patients
Vaz, Pedro Silva; Duarte, Liliana; Paulino, AidaIntroduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is assumed as a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, being a major public health problem. Surgery determines a prothrombotic state and there is a need for appropriate thromboprophylaxis according to risk stratification of these patients. Despite good evidence of cost-benefit and created guidelines and risk assessment models, prop...